When Boys Are Passing By

I found the man I love
But then he wandered into the arms of another girl
I was surprised to see him holding hands with human air
Right before popping onto Brazilian hair
I don't use guys for money; I use guys for love
I don't use men for cheque
I use boys to check my heart
How good is my heart?
How shallow is my love?
Have I ever been in love before?
Like Hamlet? Or like "Christian" in "Moulin Rouge"?
Do I know what love is?
Am I too young?
Am I running out of time already?!
Father Lord of Israel
Guide this lil lover of the leaf-books
As to knowing what love is
And as to knowing the proper way to eat Main Course when boys are passing by

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Editor’s Note

The number one question our editors receive is—what do the editors and judges look for when judging the contest? The number one answer we give is creativity. Unlike prose, writing composed in everyday language, poetry is considered a creative art and requires a different type of effort and a certain level of depth. Of the thousands of poems entered in each contest, the ones that catch our judges’ eyes are the ones that remove us, even just slightly, from the scope of everyday life by using language that is interesting, specific, vivid, obscure, compelling, figurative, and so on. Oftentimes, poems are pulled aside for a second look based simply on certain words that intrigued the reader. So first and foremost, be sure your poetry is written using creative language. Take general ideas and make them personal. In his infamous book De/Compositions: 101 Good Poems Gone Wrong, W. D. Snodgrass imparts, “We cannot honestly discuss or represent our lives, any more than our poems, without using ideational language.”